“Party Of The Year” Art Beyond The Glass Comes To New York For First Time At Town Stages

Art Beyond the Glass, the multi-city fundraising event series showcasing the cocktails and artistic pursuits of top local bartenders, is coming to New York for the first time on Sunday, January 20, 2019.

Founded in November 2011 in Los Angeles by Courvoisier National Brand ambassador Zahra Bates and Daniel Djang (founder of Thirsty in LA, editor at Discover Los Angeles), Art Beyond the Glass (ABTG) was called "the Party of the Year" by Los Angeles Magazine, and has grown into a premier event celebrating art, cocktail culture, and the talented bartenders at the heart of both. Oklahoma City, Chicago, and most recently Oakland have also hosted ABTG events, with Las Vegas, Miami and Louisville named as future host cities. At ABTG, everything from the cocktails to the art and music is created and performed by bartenders.

Town Stages, a 10,000 square-foot state-of-the-art cultural arts space, event venue, and cocktail bar in the heart of downtown Tribeca, will host Art Beyond the Glass New York. ABTG is taking over every room in the stunning storefront facility. The event will feature artwork created by local bartenders as well as live performances, a silent auction, raffle and much more.

VIP tickets include everything from General Admission PLUS exclusive early entry from 2-3pm and special surprises TBA.

• Early Bird General Admission: $75 (sales end Jan. 13)

• Early Bird GA PAIR: $130 (bring a friend and save $10 each!)*

• General Admission: $95 (on sale Jan. 13-19)

• VIP: $135 (presales end Jan. 19)*

• *Limited availability

Eventbrite sales end at 6pm on Saturday, January 19.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-beyond-the-glass-new-york-tickets-53209998538

Every Art Beyond the Glass event benefits a local arts-based charity. Proceeds from ABTG NYC will go to Sokoloff Arts, a women-led cultural institution creating inspired space and cutting edge experiences at Town Stages. Since its inception, ABTG has donated over $160,000 to arts nonprofits across the country.

Said Djang, "We've wanted to bring Art Beyond the Glass to New York for years and just needed to find the right partners and the right venue at the right time. It's all come together with Town Stages and Sokoloff Arts, and we can't wait to showcase the incredibly creative and talented bartender community at the inaugural ABTG New York!"

Art Beyond the Glass (ABTG) is an event series that showcases the artistic pursuits of top bartenders when they're not behind the stick. ABTG began, as many things do, with a conversation in a bar. In the fall of 2011, bartender Zahra Bates and writer Daniel Djang were at Sunny Spot in Venice, CA discussing how so many bartenders in Los Angeles express themselves creatively through painting, photography, music, and other arts. But at the time there wasn't a proper showcase for bartenders to share their artistic pursuits. To fill this gap, Art Beyond the Glass was born: uniting the bar community, which gives back to the art community, and strengthening the community in which we live.

At ABTG, everything from the cocktails to the art and music is created and performed by bartenders. Proceeds from every ABTG event are donated to a local arts-based charity. To date, Art Beyond the Glass has donated more than $160,000 to nonprofit organizations across the country. www.ArtBeyondtheGlass.com

Town Stages (Robin Sokoloff, Executive Director) is a state-of-the-art cultural arts space, event venue, and cocktail bar in the heart of downtown Tribeca. With a stunning 10,000 square foot storefront property, Town Stages blends convention-level facilities with captivating decor for 299 guests. Serving as New York's premier venue to celebrate, collaborate, and put on a show, Town Stages offers much needed meeting space and production resources for businesses, arts organizations, and families celebrating their very important day. Centrally located off all major NYC trains, Town Stages is available for corporate gatherings, fashion shows, film shoots, weddings, & beyond. Follow under @townstages and #itsyourtown.

For more information, visit https://townstages.com.